Flowserve (FLS) Competitors

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar currently has a consensus price target of $941.45, indicating a potential downside of 5.55%. Flowserve has a consensus price target of $86.70, indicating a potential upside of 19.10%. Given Flowserve's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Caterpillar.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Flowserve's return on equity.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 78 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Caterpillar and 7 mentions for Flowserve. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Flowserve's score of 1.00 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Crane has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Crane's return on equity of 24.45% beat Flowserve's return on equity.

75.1% of Crane shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Crane shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Crane has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Crane presently has a consensus price target of $226.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.16%. Flowserve has a consensus price target of $86.70, indicating a potential upside of 19.10%. Given Flowserve's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Crane.

Crane has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Crane pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Crane pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Crane has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Crane had 8 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Crane and 7 mentions for Flowserve. Crane's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Flowserve's score of 1.00 indicating that Crane is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Dover has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Flowserve had 3 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Flowserve and 4 mentions for Dover. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Dover's score of 0.25 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.46% beat Dover's return on equity.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Flowserve has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dover, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dover currently has a consensus price target of $239.85, indicating a potential upside of 6.09%. Flowserve has a consensus price target of $86.70, indicating a potential upside of 19.10%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Dover.

93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Emerson Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Flowserve had 1 more articles in the media than Emerson Electric. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Flowserve and 6 mentions for Emerson Electric. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Emerson Electric's score of 0.97 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Emerson Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emerson Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Emerson Electric has a net margin of 13.35% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.46% beat Emerson Electric's return on equity.

Flowserve presently has a consensus target price of $86.70, suggesting a potential upside of 19.10%. Emerson Electric has a consensus target price of $162.96, suggesting a potential upside of 13.29%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Emerson Electric.

Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emerson Electric pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Flowserve has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Emerson Electric has raised its dividend for 68 consecutive years. Emerson Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.